Nymphaea candida (Dwarf White Water Lily) is an aquatic perennial herb that spreads up to 2 feet (60 cm). Rhizomes are stoloniferous and…
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Nymphaeaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly called Water Lilies. They live as rhizomatous aquatic herbs in temperate and tropical climates around the world. The family contains five genera with about 70 known species.
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Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea (Blue Egyptian Lotus) is a clump-forming perennial with thick, spongy, black, tuberous rhizomes anchored …
Nymphaea nouchali (Blue Lotus) is an aquatic flowering plant that grows from rhizomes or tubers rooted under the water. Leaves are oval to …
Victoria cruziana (Santa Cruz Water Lily) is a giant water lily with large floating mid-green lily pads that can reach up to 8 feet (2.4 …
Nymphaea alba (European White Water Lily) is an aquatic flowering plant that grows in water up to 5 feet (1.5 m) deep. It likes large …
Nymphaea lotus (Tiger Lotus) is an aquatic perennial flowering plant with lily pads that float on the water and blossoms that rise above …
Victoria amazonica (Amazon Water Lily) is a plant with very large leaves that float on the water's surface on a submerged, up to 26 feet …